Assembly type accessory

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein is an assembly type accessory. The assembly type accessory includes: a plurality of initial blocks each having an insertion hole formed from side to side thereof; and a rail part which is inserted into the insertion hole of each initial block and connects the plurality of initial blocks. The present invention as described above is advantageous because a rail is inserted into the insertion hole formed in the initial blocks so as to adjust the length of a finished product so that there is no concern at all that a space will be generated between the initial blocks.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No.10-2012-0027293, filed on Mar. 16, 2012, which is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety for all purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to an assembly type accessoryand, more particularly, to an assembly type accessory which isconfigured such that a rail is inserted into an insertion hole formed ininitial blocks so as to adjust the length of a finished product, so thatno space is generated between the initial blocks.

2. Description of the Related Art

As is well known to those skilled in the art, an accessory is largelydivided into a necklace and a ring. Recently, an accessory that may beworn by assembling initials such as letters, numbers, signs and the likeso that a user can reflect his or her own unique personality has gainedin popularity.

An accessory like the above was disclosed in Korean Laid-Open PatentPublication No. 10-2008-88225 (entitled “Jewelry using initials”). Theconventional assembly type accessory is illustrated in FIG. 11 and FIG.12.

In the conventional assembly type accessory as described above, a jewel14 is attached to the front surface, and letters, numbers and signs areexpressed over the front surface. Furthermore, a rear surface is formedof: an initial panel 12 in which a guide groove 17 is formed; aconnection member 11 which is inserted into the guide groove; and ascrew 15 which penetrates a through hole 18 which is provided in theconnection member, the screw being screw-connected to a rear surface ofthe initial panel to connect the connection member and the initial panelto each other. Furthermore, a fixing ring 13 is provided in both sidesof the connection member, and a chain 21 is provided in the fixing ringso that it can be put around a user's neck.

However, the conventional assembly type accessory as described above isproblematic not only because methods of connecting the initial panel andthe connection member are not uniform, but also the esthetic beauty isremarkably deteriorated because the screw connected part is exactlyexposed.

Furthermore, the accessory is problematic because when the connectionmember and the initial panel are combined, the through hole of theconnection member becomes uniform, whereas the right and left widths ofthe initial panel are very diverse, so that a space is generated betweenthe initial panels of the finished product, thereby remarkably reducingmarketability of the accessory.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind theabove problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the presentinvention is to provide an assembly type accessory which is configuredsuch that a rail is inserted into an insertion hole formed in initialblocks so as to adjust the length of a finished product, so that nospace is generated between the initial blocks.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an assembly typeaccessory which is configured such that initial blocks are slidablyconnected to a rail part, so that a screw connected part is not exposedas in the conventional art, thereby being capable of improving theesthetic beauty as an accessory.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention providesan assembly type accessory including: a plurality of initial blocks eachhaving an insertion hole formed from side to side thereof; and a railpart which is inserted into the insertion hole of each initial block toconnect the plurality of initial blocks.

Furthermore, the rail part may include: a first rail inserted into oneside of the insertion hole of each initial block; and a second railinserted into another side of the insertion hole.

Also, the insertion hole may include: a first insertion hole into whichthe first rail is inserted; and a second insertion hole into which thesecond rail is inserted.

Also, the first rail may include: a first support plate; and a firstinsertion rod which is formed to extend from one side of the firstsupport plate, and the second rail may include: a second support plate;and a second insertion rod which is formed to extend from one side ofthe second support plate.

Also, the accessory may further include: rings for a necklace which areprovided on the other sides of the first support plate and the secondsupport plate so that a string for a necklace can be inserted therein.

Also, a hole for an earring is formed on an outer circumferentialsurface of any one of the first insertion rod and the second insertionrod so as to be connected to a needle for an earring.

Also, the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole of eachinitial block may communicate with each other, and the second insertionhole may open onto a rear surface of the initial blocks.

Also, the accessory may further include a third rail inserted into theinsertion hole of each initial block.

Also, the third rail may include a third insertion rod, and may beconfigured such that a ring into which a forger is inserted is connectedto the third insertion rod by a connection member.

Also, the ring may be formed of two or more rings.

In accordance with the present invention as described above, it isadvantageous for inserting the rail into the insertion hole formed inthe initial blocks so as to adjust a length of the finished product, sothere is no concern that a space will be generated between the initialblocks.

Another advantage is that the initial blocks are slidably connected tothe rail part, so that the screw connected part is not exposed as in theconventional art, thereby being capable of improving esthetic beauty asan accessory.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will be more clearly understood from the following detaileddescription taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 illustrates an assembly type accessory according to a firstembodiment of the present invention in a dismantled perspective view anda partial enlarged view.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a first rail and a second rail of the assembly typeaccessory according to the first embodiment of the present invention inrespective front views.

FIG. 4 illustrates the first rail and the second rail of the assemblytype accessory according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention in respective side views.

FIG. 5 illustrates an assembly type accessory according to a secondembodiment of the present invention in a dismantled perspective view anda partial enlarged view.

FIG. 6 illustrates a first rail and a second rail of the assembly typeaccessory according to the second embodiment of the present invention inrespective front views.

FIG. 7 is illustrates the first rail and the second rail of the assemblytype accessory according to the second embodiment of the presentinvention in respective side views.

FIG. 8 is a plane view showing a connection state of an assembly typeaccessory according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plane view showing the state wherein a number of rings ofthe assembly type accessory according to the third embodiment of thepresent invention is two.

FIG. 10 is a side view of an initial block according to an embodiment ofthe present invention.

FIG. 11 is a dismantled perspective view of an assembly type accessoryaccording to the related art.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the assembly type accessory according to therelated art.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinbelow, preferred embodiments of an assembly type accessoryaccording to the present invention will be described with reference tothe accompanying drawings. Reference now should be made to the differentdrawings, throughout which the same reference numerals are used todesignate the same or similar components.

In the present invention, there are three embodiments. A firstembodiment provides a necklace, a second embodiment provides an earring,and a third embodiment provides a ring.

First, the first embodiment of the present invention is explained withreference to FIG. 1 through FIG. 4.

As described above, the first embodiment of the present invention showsan assembly type initial necklace. The assembly type accessory accordingto the first embodiment includes a rail part and initial blocks 300. Therail part is formed of a first rail 100 and a second rail 200.

The first rail 100 is formed of a first support plate 110, and a firstinsertion rod 120 which is formed to extend to one side of the firstsupport plate 110. The first support plate 110 functions to support andfix the initial blocks 300 inserted into the first insertion rod 120.

A ring for a necklace 130 is formed in another side of the first supportplate 110 so as to connect a string for a necklace 10.

The second rail 200 is formed of a second support plate 210, and asecond insertion rod 220 which is formed to extend to one side of thesecond support plate 210. The second support plate 210 functions tosupport and fix the initial block 300 inserted into the second insertionrod 220.

A ring for a necklace 230 is formed in another side of the secondsupport plate 210 so as to connect the string for the necklace 10.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the first rail 100 and the secondrail 200 as above are members which have left-right symmetry. Except forthe rings for the necklace 130 and 230, the first rail 100 and thesecond rail 200 are the same members as each other.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the initial blocks 300 are membersproduced in shapes such as signs, texts, numbers and the like. A jewel301 is attached to a front surface of the initial blocks 300 to improvethe esthetic beauty, and an insertion hole 310 is formed on a rearsurface thereof to pierce from side to side.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the insertion hole 310 as above is formed ofa first insertion hole 311 and a second insertion hole 312. The firstinsertion hole 311 and the second insertion hole 312 communicate witheach other.

For example, the first insertion rod 120 is inserted into and connectedto the first insertion hole 311, and a second insertion rod 220 isinserted into and connected to the second insertion hole 312.

Furthermore, like the above, because the first insertion hole 311 andthe second insertion hole 312 communicate with each other, the firstinsertion rod 120 and the second insertion rod 220 may come into surfacecontact with each other in an inner part of the first insertion hole 311and the second insertion hole 312.

On the other hand, one of the first insertion hole 311 and the secondinsertion hole 312 is open. Into an opening 320, a needle for an earring20 of the second embodiment which will be described later may beinserted, and a connection member 510 of the third embodiment may bemovably inserted.

Connection methods of the first rail 100, the second rail 200, and theinitial blocks 300 as described above will be hereinafter explained.

First, in another side of the first rail 100, the plurality of initialblocks 300 are singly connected to the first rail 100 in sequence. Forexample, as illustrated in the partial enlarged view of FIG. 1, thefirst insertion rod 120 is inserted into and connected to the firstinsertion hole 311.

When the connection of the first rail 100 and the initial blocks 300 iscompleted, and thereafter the second rail 200 is inserted into thesecond insertion hole 312 of the initial blocks as if pushing itthereinto, the connection is completed.

To explain more specifically, the initial blocks 300 are inserted ontothe first rail 100 in the order of B(1)-a(2)-r(3)-b(4)-i(5)-e(6), and inthis state, the second rail 200 is inserted into the initial blocks 300in the order of e(6)-i(5)-b(4)-r(3)-a(2)-B(1), so that the connection iscompleted.

In the state of the initial blocks 300 being connected as above, itwould be most preferable for the right and left widths thereof to beconsistent along the length of the first rail 100 or the second rail200.

However, in a case where the right and left widths of the initial blocks300 are larger than the length of the first rail 100 or the second rail200, initials such as B(1)-a(2)-r(3)-b(4) are inserted onto the firstrail 100, and initials such as i(5)-e(6) are inserted onto the secondrail 200.

Here, the second insertion rod 220 is inserted and pushed into thesecond insertion hole 312 of b(4), and the first insertion rod 120 isinserted and pushed into the first insertion hole 312 of i(5), so thatthe connection is completed.

Then, a user may wear the accessory by adjusting the initial blocks fromside to side so that the initial blocks 300 are set in the center.

Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be explainedwith reference to FIG. 5 through FIG. 7.

As described above, the second embodiment of the present invention showsthe assembly type initial earring. The assembly type accessory accordingto the second embodiment includes the rail part formed of the first rail100 and the second rail 200 and the initial blocks 300.

Since the first rail 100, the second rail 200, and the initial blocks300 perform almost identical functions with those of the firstembodiment as described above, the difference between them will beexplained.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, instead of the ringsfor the necklace 130 and 230 of the first embodiment of the presentinvention as described above, to perform the function of an earring,grooves for an earring 400 which are spaced apart from each other areformed on the outer circumferential surface of the first rail 100 or thesecond rail 200 at fixed intervals.

As illustrated in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a ring for an earring 20 isinstalled in the grooves for the earring 400. Furthermore, it isillustrated that the grooves for the earring 400 are formed on thesecond insertion rod 220. However, the grooves for the earring 400 mayalso be formed on the first insertion rod 120.

Also, a connection method of the assembly type initial necklaceaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention is identicalwith that of the first embodiment as previously described, but adifference therebetween is that the ring for the earring 20 is connectedto the grooves for the earring 400.

To explain the above difference in more detail, after the first rail100, the second rail 200, and the initial blocks 300 have beenconnected, the ring for the earring 20 is installed in the groove forthe earring 400 located between the third initial block of r(3) and thefourth initial block of b(4) among the six initial blocks 300.

If the number of the initial blocks 300 is an odd number or if thenumber of the initial blocks 300 is an even number but the right andleft widths are not regular, after looking for a central point ofgravity for which the assembly type accessory according to the secondembodiment of the present invention is not inclined to one side, thering for the earring 20 may be installed in the groove of the earring400 that is closest to the center of gravity.

Meanwhile, two types of the ring for the earring 20 are exemplified inFIG. 5. In addition to the two types, the ring for the earring 20 may bevariously modified in other ways.

Next, the third embodiment of the present invention will be explainedwith reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9.

As previously described, the third embodiment of the present inventionshows the assembly type initial ring. The assembly type accessoryaccording to the third embodiment includes the rail part formed of thefirst rail 100, the second rail 200, and a third rail 600, and theinitial blocks 300.

The first rail 100 is formed of the first support plate 110, and thefirst insertion rod 120 which is formed to extend to one side of thefirst support plate 110. The second rail 200 is formed of the secondsupport plate 210, and the second insertion rod 220 which is formed toextend to one side of the second support plate 210.

As illustrated in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the shapes of the first rail 100and the second rail 200 are similar to each other.

The third rail 600 includes a third insertion rod 610 having apredetermined length and is a member which is configured such that aring 500 into which fingers are inserted is provided onto a front partof the third insertion rod 610. FIG. 8 illustrates a case of the numberof the rings 500 being one. FIG. 9 illustrates a case wherein the numberof the rings 500 is two.

Furthermore, the connection member 510 is formed on an outercircumferential surface of the ring 500. The connection member 510functions to connect the ring to the front part of the third insertionrod 610.

Like the second embodiment as previously described, the initial blocks300 have the opening 320 in any one of the first insertion hole 311 orthe second insertion hole 312. The opening 320 is a movable space intowhich the connection member 510 may be movably inserted. FIG. 8 and FIG.9 illustrate a state in which the second insertion hole 312 is open.

The assembly type accessory having the following configurationsaccording to the third embodiment is connected in the following order.First, the initial blocks 300 that are intended to express an idea areconnected in sequence by inserting the third insertion rod 610 into thesecond insertion hole 312 of the initial blocks 300.

Then, the first insertion rod 120 is inserted into and connected to oneside of the first insertion hole 311, and the second insertion rod 220is inserted into and connected to another side of the first insertionhole 311.

Here, the connection order in which the first insertion rod 120 and thesecond insertion rod 220 are inserted into the first insertion hole 311is not important. It is preferable that the sum of lengths of the firstinsertion rod 120 and the second insertion rod 220 be consistent with alength of the third insertion rod 610.

However, when the number of the initial blocks 300 increases or thethird insertion rod 610 is manufactured to be short in length, theconnection may be performed in such a manner that the initial blockswhich may be received in the third insertion rod 610 are first inserted,and the remaining initial blocks 300 are appropriately distributed toand inserted into the first insertion rod 120 and the second insertionrod 220.

Meanwhile, in the initial blocks 300 of the first embodiment and thesecond embodiment as previously described, because the first insertionhole 311 and the second insertion hole 312 communicate with each other,the first insertion rod 120 and the second insertion 220 are put insurface contact with each other. However, in the case of the thirdembodiment, the first insertion rod 120 and the second insertion rod 120are put in surface contact with the third insertion rod 610.

As described above, in the first to the third embodiments of the presentinvention, the configurations are simply inserted and connected by thesliding method. Accordingly, the present invention can solve thetraditional problem in that a screw connected part is exposed becausethe configurations are assembled using a screw and the like.

Meanwhile, the first insertion hole 311 of the initial blocks 300, aninternal diameter of the second insertion hole 312, and externaldiameters of the first insertion rod 120, the second insertion rod 220and the third insertion rod 610 are produced to match each other,thereby preventing the connection from being dismantled.

Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 10, because cross-sections of thefirst insertion hole 311 and the second insertion hole 312 are producedin a polygonal shape, a section in which friction is concentrated may besecured, thereby preventing the connection from becoming dismantled.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have beendisclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art willappreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions arepossible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the inventionas disclosed in the accompanying claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An assembly type accessory, comprising: aplurality of initial blocks each having an insertion hole formed fromside to side thereof; and a rail part which is inserted into theinsertion hole of each initial block and connects the plurality ofinitial blocks.
 2. The assembly type accessory as set forth in claim 1,wherein the rail part comprises: a first rail inserted into one side ofthe insertion hole of each initial block; and a second rail insertedinto another side of the insertion hole of each initial block.
 3. Theassembly type accessory as set forth in claim 2, wherein the insertionhole comprises a first insertion hole of each initial block into whichthe first rail is inserted; and a second insertion hole into which thesecond rail is inserted.
 4. The assembly type accessory as set forth inclaim 2, wherein the first rail comprises a first support plate and afirst insertion rod which is formed to extend from one side of the firstsupport plate, and the second rail comprises a second support plate anda second insertion rod which is formed to extend from one side of thesecond support plate.
 5. The assembly type accessory as set forth inclaim 4, further comprising: rings for a necklace which are provided onother sides of the first support plate and the second support plate sothat a string for a necklace can be placed therein.
 6. The assembly typeaccessory as set forth in claim 4, further comprising: a hole for anearring formed on an outer circumferential surface of any one of thefirst insertion rod and the second insertion rod so as to be connectedto a needle for an earring.
 7. The assembly type accessory as set forthin claim 2, wherein the first insertion hole and the second insertionhole of each initial block communicate with each other,
 8. The assemblytype accessory as set forth in claim 7, wherein the second insertionhole of each initial block is open to a rear surface of the initialblocks.
 9. The assembly type accessory as set forth in claim 2, furthercomprising: a third rail inserted into the insertion hole of eachinitial block.
 10. The assembly type accessory as set forth in claim 9,wherein the third rail comprises a third insertion rod and is configuredsuch that a ring into which a finger is inserted is connected to thethird insertion rod by a connection member.
 11. The assembly typeaccessory as set forth in claim 9, wherein the ring is formed of two ormore rings.